The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-17
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| One of the Oldest and Most Popular
Institutions in Atlanta.
The human race is scourged by many ter
rible diseases, some of them hereditary,
some arising from carelessness or exposure,
and not a few are the result of the indul-
gence of baleful habits, which, like an armed
man, take possession of their victims body
| and soul. Prominent among the latter are
opium-eating and the Incorporate use of
alcoholic stimulants. But of the two the
| former is infinitely more debasing and dele
terious.
The habit of opium eating, or the use of
narcotics in some other form, is the more
insidiOus and hurtful from the fact that it
is almost universally practiced in secret.
The writer had once a lifelong friend, and
| true gentleman and Christian, whom he did
not even suspect of indulging in this per-
nlclouS habit until he confessed it within
few months of his decease. 1t was the same
old story. His medical adviser had pre-
scribed it as a remedy for neuralgia, and the
fascinating drug, which banished pain and
| stepped the senses in a delicious lethargy,
had at length overmastered him. How
many similar instances might be recounted.
To Dr. B. NJ WOolley, of Atlanta, Ga, is
| due the merit of discovering a remedy and
| antidote for this terrible malady which is
| sweeping hecatombS of victims annually
into untimely graves. The doctor is a native
Of Alabama, but for a long period has re-
sided in Georgia's capital graduate of
| an Allopathic college, and skilled practitioner
of medicine, like the great Calhoun, he was
induced to make the cure of the opium
haDlt specially, as the former did the dis
eases of the eye and ear, because of its fear
full ravages in society. With this view, af-
ter much study and long continued expert
ment, he finally succeeded in discovering
a certain remedy and line of
treatment, which has made him famous,
and proved an inestimable benefaction to
mankind. This is not the work of charla-
tan or unprincipled impostOr On the con
trary, his treatment of this disease-for dis
| ease it certainly is-has had the unqualified
| Endorsement Of such members of the faculty
as have tested its merits both at home and
| abroad A single instance out Of many
that might be cited, that of professional
brother, P. H. Pendleton, A. B., NJ. D.,
late resident physician to Louisville
(ky) City Hospital will suffice for
the candid reader 1t is in substance as fol-
lows: The doctor had suffered from a very
acute attack of articular rheumatism in
1876, and was compelled to resort to NOR
phine for relief But the disease refused to
yield to medical treatment, and he was
forced to continue the use of the narcotic in
increased doses to obtain any ease. This
went on for ten years until the amount of
the deadly drug administered daily either
internally or hypodermically, reached
almost fabulous proportions. Hear what
he has to say. "On July 81, 1885, | had
taken thirty grains of morphine. On
the morning of July % l began with
your medicine, and to my great surprise
and qualification found that could quit off
the opiate at once" 4 'EMv rest at
night was sweet and refreshing, which it
had never been under the use of morphine
My appetite increased. and l gained in
weight notably in a few months" The
doctor goes on to say that by December he
was able to discontinue the antidete and
felt like one to whom "a new lease of life
had been granted Certificates like the above
might be multiplied by the hundred, and
indeed are in print and duly authenticated
But the Woolley treatment and remedies
for the cure both of the opium and whisky
habits are so well known and established
that further evidence is wholly unnecessary.
Read what that sterling religious journal,
the Christian Inder, has to say on the sub
ject: "These have proven to be infallible
remedies and made Mr. Woolley benefac-
tor to his race We know of their
good effects. Let the afflicted give them a
trial.
DR. Woolley's fame has crossed the At
lantic, and numerous orders have been re-
ceived for his medicines from London and
other parts of Europe. The Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn, Eoening Journal Athens Ban
ner, New Orleans Times Democrat, South
ern Argus, New Orleans Pcdyine, and
scores of other influential journals have
borne no equivocal testimony to the virtue
and value of his remedies. OF late, consid-
cradle solicitude has been expressed by the
friends and patrons of DIR. Woolley lest the
secret of his cures, in case of his de
mise, should perish with him. But we
are glad TO state that in that event the bust
ness would still be continued by his son, DIR.
Vasser WOolley, who was graduated with
distinction several years ago from the At
lanta Medical College, and is associated in
practice with his father In conclusion, the
writer, after a former business association
and intimacy of several years with DR..
Woolley, would cheerfully lndorse all that
ing and the great value of his opium and